Red Wing

Christmas crafts to be featured at Goodhue County History Center

Nov 23, 2016

On Saturday, Dec. 3, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., people can visit the Goodhue County History Center museum for a variety of Christmas-themed crafts: create snowflakes, decorate cookies, and design a variety of holiday-themed ornaments and gifts. The museum has also been in touch with the North Pole, and...

Turkey Trot part of RW Thanksgiving

Nov 17, 2016

The Red Wing Turkey Trot is Thursday, Nov., 24. People have the option to run or walk a 1K, 3K, or 5K on Thanksgiving morning at the Red Wing YMCA. Non-YMCA members are welcome.The race goes out and back from Levee Park. People are asked to begin by meeting at the Red Wing YMCA and as a group they...

Local movie premieres Oct. 24 in Red Wing

Oct 19, 2016

Locally-produced comedy horror movie “This Woods is Cursed” will premiere Monday, Oct. 24, in Red Wing. Filmed on location in Pierce County, Wis., and surrounding counties, “This Woods is Cursed” tells the story of five friends who go into the woods and awaken an ancient curse. The film stars...

Waterways exhibit talk at St. James in Red Wing

Sep 22, 2016

The public is invited to celebrate the opening of the Water/Ways exhibit in Red Wing at the Saint James Hotel with a free, TEDtalk-style program Oct. 1. WaterTalks features speakers from a variety of disciplines which interact with water, including a teacher, an engineer, a pastor, a brewer, and a...

Training planned on sexual assault

Sep 15, 2016

A 40-hour certification training is being offered for prospective volunteers for HOPE Coalition’s Sexual Assault Services Program. Once certified by the State of Minnesota, volunteer advocates serve survivors of sexual assault and abuse in Goodhue and Wabasha counties and their families in a...

Lois Club to meet

Aug 24, 2016

Lois Club will gather at The Veranda restaurant at the St. James Hotel in Red Wing on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 12:30 p.m.All Lois’ are welcome.

Harms joins fellow submariners

Aug 11, 2016

Dave Harms of Lake City (right) was one of four Navy veterans who rode in the River City Days Parade in Red Wing Sunday on a submarine veterans float. The float is sponsored by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Base of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc., which was formed to perpetuate the memory of...

Group to discuss church organs at History Center

Aug 10, 2016

People are invited to bring their lunch to the Goodhue County History Center on Wednesday, Aug. 17, from noon to 1 p.m., to hear local historian Tom Erickson discuss historic church organs, and how these fascinating instruments help people understand Red Wing’s history. History Break is free and...

Vineyard to tout local products

Aug 3, 2016

Ripe, hand-picked produce, local honey, maple syrup, or homemade pickles, handcrafted confections, wine and more will be available at Flower Valley Vineyard’s Bazaar, a marketplace of southern Minnesota growers and food-makers, on Saturday Aug. 13 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Flower Valley Vineyard...

History walk through Red Wing's Oakwood Cemetery is May 14

May 11, 2016

On Saturday, May 14, the Goodhue County Historical Society presents “Walk into Local History: Explore the Historic Oakwood Cemetery” which explores one of Red Wing’s most tranquil, beautiful, and historically rich sites. The program is the first of the 2016 Walk into Local History program series....